Why explosion protection?
The explosion protection of electrical and mechanical machines serves the protection of persons and production- and storage sites (e.g. power plants, offshore sites, chemical industry) in hazardous areas.
The best type of explosion protection is the physical segregation of equipment capable to cause an explosion and explosive atmosphere. This separation is not always possible and therefore it is fundamental to protect electrical equipment insofar, that it cannot cause an explosion.
The EC directive 94/9/EC ATEX is defining minimum requirements for electrical equipment
The directive differentiates between areas where a gas- or dust explosion may occur.
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Explosion protection
